Avonbourne Girls Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
70
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 15/10/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.8%
20.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,160
Capacity used
Has space75%
1,538 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
129 of 129 families who put it first got an offer
177
Places offered
409
Total applications
2.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 129 | 129 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 144 | 33 | ● 23% |
| 3rd preference | 97 | 3 | ● 3% |
| 4th preference | 39 | 3 | ● 8% |
| Total | 409 | 168 | 41% |
1st preference success by year
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole lets families list 4 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (1 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Michelle Dyer
- Address
- Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth, BH7 6NY
- Phone
- 01202398451
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Ward / constituency
- Littledown & Iford · Bournemouth East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 138193
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 24% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 32% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
1,160 pupils · 1,538 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
15 October 2024
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 23
07 June 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,067 pupils
Attendance
92.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.3%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.7 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.40 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 75% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.43 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.79 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 61.7% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 79.3% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 51.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.75 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 222 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 24.55 | 35 |
| Average grade | D+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0% | 17% |
| A-level students | 73 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 221 | 35% | 72% | 81% | |
| Mathematics | 220 | 23% | 67% | 85% | |
| English Literature | 220 | 43% | 77% | 86% | |
| Combined Science | 185 | 10% | 44% | 68% | |
| Geography | 117 | 28% | 58% | 68% | |
| History | 111 | 47% | 80% | 83% | |
| French | 109 | 26% | 69% | 80% | |
| Art and Design | 80 | 26% | 83% | 94% | |
| Dance | 52 | 31% | 60% | 85% | |
| Religious Studies | 39 | 41% | 77% | 85% | |
| Design & Technology | 37 | 14% | 62% | 68% | |
| Biology | 35 | 49% | 91% | 97% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 24 | 0% | 13% | 21% | |
| Psychology | 23 | 0% | 0% | 26% | |
| Biology | 20 | 0% | 5% | 10% | |
| English Literature | 13 | 0% | 0% | 15% | |
| Chemistry | 12 | 0% | 8% | 8% | |
| Business Studies | 12 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| History | 11 | 0% | 0% | 27% | |
| Fine Art | 10 | 0% | 30% | 70% | |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 9 | 0% | 11% | 22% | |
| Physics | 8 | 0% | 0% | 63% | |
| Geography | 8 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| English Language | 7 | 0% | 0% | 29% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
No Cambridge offers this year
UCAS apply centre 19004: United Sixth Form
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | 0 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 39% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 0% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 39% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.